Proxima Centauri

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NAME Proxima Centauri -- Eruptive Variable Origin of the objects types : (Ref) Object type as listed in the reference "Ref" (acronym) Object type linked to the acronym according to the original reference () Anterior to 2007, before we can link the objet type to a reference, or given by the CDS team in some particular cases Other object types: * (2014AJ,HIP,...), PM* (2016ApJ,Ci,...), X (1E,2E,...), UV (2016ApJ,2EUVE,...), ** (CCDM,WDS), Er* (2017ARep,[GKL99]), Ro* (2012A&A), V* (CSV,V*), NIR (2MASS), MIR (WISEA), IR (IRAS) Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference ICRS coord. (ep=J2000) : 14 29 42.9461331854 -62 40 46.164680672 (Optical) [ 0.0240 0.0344 90 ] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference FK4 coord. (ep=B1950 eq=1950) : 14 26 19.0048317034 -62 28 04.375514672 [ 0.0240 0.0344 90 ] Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference Gal coord. (ep=J2000) : 313.9398620493784 -01.9271491330428 [ 0.0240 0.0344 90 ] Syntax of proper motions is : "pm-ra pm-dec [error ellipse] quality bibcode" pm-ra : mu-ra*cos(dec) (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) pm-dec : mu-dec (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) [error ellipse] : error major axis and minor axis (in mas), orientation angle (in deg) quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the proper motion reference Proper motions mas/yr : -3781.741 769.465 [0.031 0.051 90] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Syntax of radial velocity (or/and redshift) is : "value [error] (wavelength) quality bibcode" value : radial velocity or/and redshift (Heliocentric frame) according to your Output Options (redshift may be not displayed if the data value is <0 and the database inside value is a radial velocity) [error] : error of the corresponding value displayed before (wavelength) : wavelength range of the measurement : Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam or  '∼'(unknown) quality : flag of quality ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the value's origin Radial velocity / Redshift / cz : V(km/s) -20.578199 [0.004684] / z(spectroscopic) -0.000069 [0.000000] / cz -20.58 [0.00]    (NIR) A 2020AJ....160..120J Syntax of parallax is : 'value quality [error] bibcode' value : parallax value quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) [error] : mean error bibcode : bibcode of the parallax reference Parallaxes (mas): 768.0665 [0.0499] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Spectral type is made of 3 parts: %coding is composed of 4 parts : the spectral type, which is made of a temperature class, eventually a luminosity class (roman number) and/or spectral peculiarities; a quality letter: A=best quality→E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality % a quality letter: A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality bibcode : bibcode of the spectral type reference Spectral type: M5.5Ve C 1991AJ....101..662B Syntax of fluxes (or magnitudes) is : "filter-name (System) flux-value [error] quality MultVarFlags bibcode" filter-name : U, B, V, R, I, G, J, H, K, u, g, r, i, z (System) : may be AB (default is Vega) flux-value : value of flux or magnitude [error] : error value quality : flag of quality of the flux value ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) MultVarFlags : Mult is zero or one char (J) for joined photometry ; Var can be zero or two chars (V[0-4]) bibcode : bibcode of the flux reference Fluxes (9) : U 14.21 [~] D 2014AJ....147...21J B 12.95 [~] D 2014AJ....147...21J V 11.13 [~] D 2014AJ....147...21J R 9.45 [~] D 2014AJ....147...21J G 8.984749 [0.002845] C 2020yCat.1350....0G I 7.41 [~] D 2014AJ....147...21J J 5.357 [0.023] C 2003yCat.2246....0C H 4.835 [0.057] C 2003yCat.2246....0C K 4.384 [0.033] C 2003yCat.2246....0C	SIMBAD within arcmin ', {sourceSize:12, color:'#30a090'})); aladin.on('objectClicked', function(object) { var objName=object.data.MAIN_ID; aladin.showPopup(object.ra,object.dec,'',''+ objName+''); });" title="Show Simbad objects"> Overlay points in this preview 2MASS DSS SDSSXMMIRACIRISGALEX All (CDSPortal) Send to within arcsec The VizieR photometry tool allows for easy visualization of photometry points extracted around the Simbad position from photometry-enabled catalogues in VizieR. 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HIP 70890	GEN# +6.10010551	NAME Proxima	TIC 388857263
* alf Cen C	GEN# +6.00105721	NAME Proxima Centauri	V* V645 Cen
AP J14294291-6240465	GJ 551	NLTT 37460	WDS J14396-6050C
CCDM J14396-6050C	HIC 70890	PLX 3278	WISEA J142937.35-624038.3
Ci 20 861	IRAS 14260-6227	PLX 3278.00	Zkh 211
CSI-62-14263	JP11 5156	PM 14263-6228	[AOP94] 6
CSV 2142	JP11 5155	PM J14297-6240	[FS2003] 0708
1E 1425.9-6228	JP11 5187	PMSC 14328-6025C	[GKL99] 301
2E 1426.0-6227	LFT 1110	2RE J142946-624031	[RHG95] 2291
2E 3278	LHS 49	2RE J1429-624	Gaia DR3 5853498713190525696
1ES 1426-62.4	LPM 526	RE J1429-624	Gaia DR2 5853498713160606720
2EUVE J1429-62.6	LTT 5721	RE J142950-624056
EUVE J1429-62.6	2MASS J14294291-6240465	RX J1429.7-6240
EUVE J1430-62.6	NAME Proxima Cen	1RXS J142947.9-624058

References (1266 between 1850 and 2024) (Total 1266) Simbad bibliographic survey began in 1850 for stars (at least bright stars) and in 1983 for all other objects (outside the solar system). Follow new references on this object

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